Not sending ssid with AR9462

Louis Garcia <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.drivers.hostap
Message-ID <CAFiZx5xOb1dR=u6aza7ay_xLDKPxQ733A0PtpVcfbbczGUBK=g@mail.gmail.com>
Not sure if this is the right place to ask a user question. My
Qualcomm Atheros ar9462 is not sending my ssid when I start hostapd
and I get no errors. The kernel loads the ath9k driver and iw list
shows. I can scan an see local ssid, but I can't make AP mode work.

Thanks,

Supported interface modes:
* IBSS
* managed
* AP
* AP/VLAN
* monitor
* mesh point
* P2P-client
* P2P-GO
* outside context of a BSS

Capabilities: 0x11ef
RX LDPC
HT20/HT40
SM Power Save disabled
RX HT20 SGI
RX HT40 SGI
TX STBC
RX STBC 1-stream
Max AMSDU length: 3839 bytes
DSSS/CCK HT40

Frequencies:
* 2412 MHz [1] (20.0 dBm)
* 2417 MHz [2] (20.0 dBm)
* 2422 MHz [3] (20.0 dBm)
* 2427 MHz [4] (20.0 dBm)
* 2432 MHz [5] (20.0 dBm)
* 2437 MHz [6] (20.0 dBm)
* 2442 MHz [7] (20.0 dBm)
* 2447 MHz [8] (20.0 dBm)
* 2452 MHz [9] (20.0 dBm)
* 2457 MHz [10] (20.0 dBm)
* 2462 MHz [11] (20.0 dBm)
* 2467 MHz [12] (disabled)
* 2472 MHz [13] (disabled)
* 2484 MHz [14] (disabled)

Frequencies:
* 5180 MHz [36] (18.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5200 MHz [40] (18.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5220 MHz [44] (18.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5240 MHz [48] (18.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5260 MHz [52] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5280 MHz [56] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5300 MHz [60] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5320 MHz [64] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5500 MHz [100] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5520 MHz [104] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5540 MHz [108] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5560 MHz [112] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5580 MHz [116] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5600 MHz [120] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5620 MHz [124] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5640 MHz [128] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5660 MHz [132] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5680 MHz [136] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5700 MHz [140] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5745 MHz [149] (18.0 dBm)
* 5765 MHz [153] (18.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5785 MHz [157] (18.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5805 MHz [161] (18.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5825 MHz [165] (18.0 dBm) (no IR)

$hostapd.conf
interface=wlp3s0
bridge=br0
driver=nl80211
ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd
ctrl_interface_group=wheel
ssid=<ssid_name>
country_code=US
hw_mode=a
channel=149
macaddr_acl=1
accept_mac_file=/etc/hostapd/hostapd.accept
auth_algs=1
ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
wmm_enabled=1
ieee80211n=1
ht_capab=[HT40+][SHORT-GI-40][DSSS_CCK-40]
wpa=2
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
rsn_pairwise=CCMP
wpa_passphrase=<passphrase>
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